Ukraine and world news 2019
31decemberTuesday
31.12. Ukraine's Naftogaz and Russia's Gazprom have signed a gas transit deal throu teritory of Ukraine, as well as several other agreements to settle disputes with Gazprom.
www.bbc.com
31.12. Several thousand protesters attacked the US Embassy in Iraq during a protest against US air strikes on Shiite militants in Iraqi territory.
www.dw.com
31.12. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced to Parliament a bill on the deployment of Turkish troops in Libya.
www.rbc.ua
31.12. In February 2020, the United States will conduct the largest redeployment of US forces to Europe in 20 years to participate in the "Defender of Europe 2020" training.
ukrainian.voanews.com
30decemberMonday
30.12. The exchange of retained persons at the Maiorskoye checkpoint ended: 76 citizens was handed over to Ukraine, who were held by the Russian Federation and the militants of the Ordlo. Ukraine extradited 127 people.
www.pravda.com.ua
30.12. In the last ten years, the number of reported cases of violence against children in hot spots has almost tripled, reported the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
www.dw.com
30.12. US Deals “Successful” Strikes on Pro-Iranian Forces in Iraq and Syria.
reuters.com/article/
29decemberSunday
29.12. An exchange of detainees between Kyiv and fighters of self-proclaimed republics began at the Mayorske KPVV in Donbass.
www.dw.com
29.12. The UN General Assembly adopted the UN budget for next year. Its volume is 3,073,830,500 dollars. For the first time since 1973, the Organization’s budget covers only one year, and not two, as it has been so far.
news.un.org
29.12. The French government may implement a social networks monitoring plan to identify tax evasion. Customs and tax officials will be allowed to view user profiles, posts, and photos to identify unverified earnings.
www.bbc.com/ukrainian
28decemberSaturday
28.12. Montenegro is gripped by mass protests by Serbian Orthodox Church believers. They condemn the adoption of a law that they believe could lead to the loss of the Serbian Orthodox Churchtemples and play into the hands of the unrecognized Montenegrin Orthodox Church.
www.bbc.com/ukrainian
28.12. According to the US edition of Foreign Policy, the war in Ukraine is on the list of 10 major conflicts in the world that should be followed in 2020.
www.pravda.com.ua/news
28.12. Russian Gazprom paid $ 2.9 billion in accordance with the decision of the Stockholm arbitration in a dispute between Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz.
ru.reuters.com/article
26decemberThursday
27.12. Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday (26 December) that the Turkish government's block on Wikipedia is a violation of freedom of expression, in a legal victory against the two-year-old ban.
euobserver.com
www.dw.com
27.12. One of the most famous and oldest Ukrainian newspapers, Zerkalo Z Nedeli, has published the last printed number and is fully electronic.
www.bbc.com
25decemberWednesday
The new 2020 will be the International Year of Plant Health. This decision was made by the Food and Agriculture Organization, known as FAO.
news.un.org
26.12. During the traditional Christmas address of Urbi et Orbi, Pope Francis drew attention to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Venezuela.
www.dw.com
26.12. French students wrote a manifesto "A Wake Up Call On The Environment. A Student Manifesto" to pressure companies to become more climate-friendly. If not, they say they will not work for them.
euobserver.com